Yusuke Watanabe, Founder of ZEALS

About Yusuke Watanabe

Yusuke Watanabe is the CFO of ZEALS, a Tokyo-based startup that enables businesses to communicate with their customers through its chat application. The company has secured a total of $41.4 million in funding, with its latest Series E round in May 2022 bringing in $38.8 million (a combination of equity and debt). ZEALS' business has shown significant growth, with a compound annual revenue growth rate of 139% since 2017.

Yusuke Watanabe at a glance

• Company: ZEALS
• Total raised: $41M
• Latest round: Series E
• Investors: JIC Venture Growth Investments, Z Venture Capital, Japan Post Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Mizuho Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
• Location: Tokyo, Japan

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